I want to give a shout-out to @maindeckgames.bsky.social and his co-casters for their live stream coverage of the Star Wars Galactic Championship. They did an amazing job. The professionalism and production was top notch! @unlimitedffg.bsky.social

In todays episode, we try out a some hot new games like Citizens of the Spark, Positano and Emberleaf. Plus an early contender for Game of the Year, Barony @grailgames.bsky.social @thunderworksgames.bsky.social @flatrivergames.bsky.social rolldicetakenames.com/episode355/

Listen to the folks at rolldicetakenames.com dig into the asymmetrical deck-building game DC Forever at the 30 minute mark of their latest podcast! rolldicetakenames.com/episode354/

Happy Birthday, United States! Be careful with the fireworks. It's easier to shuffle cards with all your fingers 😜

Vanessa joins Marty to bookend this episode with a Taste Buds and their mid 2025 movie analysis. The rest of the episode is full of 5 Minute Initiatives. Enjoy! rolldicetakenames.com/episode354/ @theop.games @thunderworksgames.bsky.social @flatrivergames.bsky.social @hachettebgusa.bsky.social

The theme of this episode is area majority games with Huang and Rumble Nation. Plus we throw in some nice fillers and Banana Ball! megaphone.link/PODERATIONLT... @phalanxgames.bsky.social @capstone-games.com @hj-trpg.bsky.social

Citizens of the Spark is good. Lots of variability and I love games with follow actions @thunderworksgames.bsky.social

We cover hot new games like Line of Fire: Burnt Moon and a coop version of Santorini. Plus, build your own Jurassic park in Cretaceous Rails. And we finally play Looot. Bonus: Review of Clare Obscure: Expedition 33 @ospreygames.bsky.social @roxley.bsky.social megaphone.link/PODERATIONLT...

Listen to Rolling Dice & Taking Names give an overview and review of Pathfinder Dice Conquest on their latest podcast! rolldicetakenames.com/episode351/

A publisher really should be working with the producers of The Devil's Plan to get the rights to publish some of their games. The game Halloween Monsters would be one of the best social deduction games on the market today.

We revisit a game we covered 8+ years ago, a card game no one is talking about and we have all the details on our Gen Con Strike event with tickets available now! rolldicetakenames.com/episode351/

Andor wasn't only the best Star Wars TV series I've seen, it's one of the best TV series I've seen since Shogun.

It's no secret we're a fan of the duo design team of @trevormbenjamin.bsky.social @djackthompson.bsky.social. They have another hit on their hands with Line of Fire Burnt Moon. An area control/lane battler game based on the deck building mechanics of their Undaunted series. @ospreygames.bsky.social

It's our first time playing Cyclades! The bidding mechanic is great, but are we the right group for it? Plus, we try one of the best Little Debbie snacks on Taste Buds. rolldicetakenames.com/episode350/ @hachettebgusa.bsky.social

Are you interested in a lighter shorter version of Great Western Trail? If so check out our latest episode where we give our thoughts on Great Western Trail: El Paso and who would be a the right audience for it. rolldicetakenames.com/episode349/

It's our annual Screening, Streaming, or Steaming episode! Dan and Chris join us for our annual summer movie preview. We rate all the top movies and draft which we think will make the most $$. Enjoy! rolldicetakenames.com/rdtn2025movie/

Hot take: I do not like square rulebooks

In this episode we being a stretch of looking at remastered games or new versions of classic games. Plus we make our picks of what video games we think should go in the Hall of Fame rolldicetakenames.com/episode349/ @arcanewonders.bsky.social @hachettebgusa.bsky.social

@meganpsyd.bsky.social Hi Megan! Marty here. Is there a way I could email you or DM with a question about my son who is studying psychology?

Rank 'Em is back with an episode featuring Justin and Rob from @restorationgames.bsky.social . How do they rank bread, monsters, conquerors and more! Plus details on their upcoming game, Battle Monsters rolldicetakenames.com/episode348/

Ep 347 has two euro dice games, Nova Era and Bebop. Plus 5MI for Top Tier and Architects of Amytis. And is Orange Cream Coke any good? @bitewinggames.bsky.social @hachettebgusa.bsky.social rolldicetakenames.com/episode347/

In todays episode we create stories in Avalon, build pyramids and play 90s videos games. Plus, a new Dr Pepper flavor is up in Taste Buds rolldicetakenames.com/episode346/ @arcanewonders.bsky.social @flatrivergames.bsky.social @wizkids.bsky.social

First game of Hubworld immediately brought back the feelings of Netrunner. I look forward to playing more games and getting a better understanding of the rules and mechanics. @earthbornegames.bsky.social , I think you have something special here

@drivethrugames.bsky.social If you have gotten Suikoden I & II Remastered yet, it's worth getting. Old school JRPG, but the story so far in II is really engaging.

Good mail call today! @chiptheorygames.bsky.social @gmtgames.bsky.social

The latest Rosenberg, a 2 player Azul and one the best 18xx lite game we've every played. All in our latest episode! rolldicetakenames.com/episode345/

Flip 7 was named Family Game of the Year by our friends over at @rolldicetakenames.com 🐿️ Listen to their Squirrelly Awards episode here: buff.ly/ggYX8Za

Another two successful landings in Sky Team. A really cool system with the way it throws additional spanners into the works each time. Definitely a great recommendation from @polyhedroncollider.bsky.social and @rolldicetakenames.com My first roll of the first game was..."interesting" #boardgames

An in-depth look at why the theme to Severance is one of the best TV themes of all time. I'll play this in our band as we're warming up and everyone around immediately knows what it is. youtu.be/LQg1TMEEPnQ?...

Check out goodies from the upcoming Star Wars Unlimited set, Jump To Lightspeed @unlimitedffg.bsky.social @gamegenic.com youtu.be/GG-D_KsIdO4

It's time for the 10th Annual Squirrelly Awards! We list our top games we played in 2024. What was our fav 2 player game? Euro game? Coop game? Game of the Year? Listen to find out! rolldicetakenames.com/episode344/

We got 2 new Jump to Lightspeed cards to show you! @goldendicepodcast.bsky.social and @jayunplayable.bsky.social give a live reaction to the cards! This discussion is all about give tricks and tips for evaluating cards in Star Wars Unlimited @unlimitedffg.bsky.social youtu.be/EPm-XIGXSxI

In our latest episode we look at new Civ game, Altay. The hot euro, SETI. A new historic coop game, Hispania and great card game from @allplay.bsky.social rolldicetakenames.com/episode343/

I loved Kraftwagen and this version ramps it up with all new art, components, and a slight tweak in rules. Don't sleep on this one @arcanewonders.bsky.social

This is an example of the type of editing we do on our show to not only cut down the playtime, but make the conversation flow more smoothly.

Altay from Ares Games is civ style deck building game. We are really liking it

A request to publishers who don't put rulebooks on their website. Please put rulebooks on your website. 😉

We are late to the game, but we finally played Arcs. Plus Beyond the Horizon (remake of Beyond the Sun) and a new Tom Lehmann game! rolldicetakenames.com/episode342/

@drivethrugames.bsky.social have you ordered from www.play-asia.com yet? It's cool to get the Asian version of JRPGs and many times are a bit cheaper than the US version due to currency differences.

A tradition at TantrumCon is to go to the best Southern soul food in downtown Charlotte, Midnight Diner.

Crokinole tournament at TantrumCon

One of our favorite games, Ethnos, is back with a 2nd edition. We give our thoughts and let you know whether you should get this edition or just stick with the first edition. rolldicetakenames.com/episode341/

@drivethrugames.bsky.social This is a great JRPG channel. His latest video is about good jumping in points for JRPGs youtu.be/stULTGX2XAE?...

Over the weekend we got to host a Eat. Play. Win. event at @diceanddiversions.com . This featured Castle Combo from @pandasaurus.bsky.social. This is very easy to teach and once they understood the card iconography, they were off and playing. Everyone had a great time.

The camera work on the opening scene of Severance S2 was amazing

Our 2nd game of Arcs from @leder.games was 90 minutes. That's more like it

Beyond the Horizon from @mattriddlegames.bsky.social @adamhillmcg.bsky.social a reimplantation of Beyond the Sun is a MUCH better game. Plays better and looks much better. Great civ game

First game at @diceanddiversions.com is Tales of Arthurian Knights from @wizkids.bsky.social

Whew.....first game of Arcs. 4 hours